“Woke 1” Narratives Suggest the US Was Briefly Ruled by the Left. It Wasn’t.
The US wasn’t remade according to abolitionist or socialist movement demands. Now fascists wield the machinery of power.
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Jeffries Secretly Met With Kushner to Find “Common Ground” on Immigration
Meanwhile, Jeffries has made statements that may isolate left-wing members of his caucus in recent weeks.
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Trump Admin Report Claims 24,000 Noncitizens Voted in 2020. Experts Doubt It.
Even if the numbers were accurate, the 24,000 votes in question wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the 2020 election.
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Climate-Driven Droughts May Be Accelerating the Spread of Infectious Diseases
Scientists are just beginning to untangle the workings of what they call the “drought-disease paradox.”
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Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS he would refuse censorship. The next month, he was fired.
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As a Palestinian From Gaza, I Can Study Abroad in Safety, But Never Visit Home
Our ability to study in safety is tied to a feeling of being emotionally trapped, for we are unable to return home.
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States Claim to Invest in “Humane” New Prisons — But Prisons Were Never Humane
The historical record shows that the glossy language of “reform” contributes to the normalization of prisons and jails.
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Summer Drought Compounds Longstanding Water Challenges in Puerto Rico
Dry weather has depleted reservoirs, but Puerto Ricans have been dealing with a failing water system for years.
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Israel Targets Water Wells and Farmland, Attacking West Bank’s “Breadbasket”
“The destruction of the agricultural economy in the West Bank is itself the Israeli purpose,” said one expert.
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Trump’s 50 Percent Tariffs Take Effect After US-Canada Trade Talks Collapse
Experts warn the two countries may be poised to slip into an escalating trade war.
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Fired Federal Employees Are Bringing Climate Change Info Back to the People
Scientists are preserving vital climate-related information amid the Trump administration’s attacks on climate science.
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Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Largely Debunked. Courts Are Still Catching Up.
Katie Smith, whose murder conviction was based on what’s increasingly seen as junk science, is fighting for her freedom.
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Hind Rajab’s Family Says Israel’s Investigation Into Hind’s Death Just a PR Ploy
“Even now, all I hear is her crying, ‘I’m scared,’ and her plea: ‘Come here, Mama, take me,’” Hind’s mother said.
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Trump Is Destroying Pristine Public Lands to Build His Border Wall — Again
Contractors damaged federally protected habitats in Big Bend National Park and areas near sacred springs in Arizona.
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Trump Administration Is Reviving a Visa Rule That Could Disrupt Higher Education
These new rules will make it harder for some international students to visit and stay in the US.
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Israeli Settlers Have Surrounded Home of Palestinian American Visiting West Bank
"They’re not allowing us to leave the house. They’re not allowing anyone to come to my house freely,” says Loui Ridi.
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Missouri GOP Attempts to Restore Abortion Ban With Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative
Critics say the measure deploys misleading language while folding in restrictions on gender transition care for minors.
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UK Judge Decides Against Sentencing Palestine Action Activists for Terrorism
“It’s a victory for us, it’s a victory for Palestine, it’s a victory for protesting," said the mother of a defendant.
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AIPAC Loses Yet Another House Race It Poured Millions of Dollars Into
AIPAC funneled money into opposing a candidate who has barely mentioned Israel on the campaign trail.
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Trump Moves to Scale Back US War Drills in Korea. We Should Support That.
While any diplomatic overture from Trump should be viewed with skepticism, we should welcome a chance to advance peace.
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Bessent Says He Doesn’t “Understand” Oil Price Spike After Trump War Escalation
Oil prices rose after Trump threatened “ECONOMIC D-DAY,” then again after Bessent vowed to “collapse” Iran’s government.
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Democrats Probe Trump Administration’s Fascist Persecution of Left-Wing Groups
The administration’s repression under NSPM-7 “embody the core characteristics of fascist statecraft,” lawmakers say.
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She Defended Herself From Domestic Abuse. She’s on Trial for Murder Next Week.
Keshia Golden's advocates say the legal system is stacked against both Black women and survivors of domestic violence.
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House Democrat Suggests DSA Members in Congress Shouldn’t Get Security Clearances
Nearly all of Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s remarks since his primary win have focused on his disgust for DSA.
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AI Is Only Possible Because of Global South Workers in “Digital Sweatshops”
James Muldoon discusses the global supply chains of AI and how people are forming emotional attachments with chatbots.
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Frontline Farmerworkers Are Most at Risk From the Cyclospora Outbreak
A farm laborer advocate discusses why public responses must avoid further stigmatizing this vulnerable workforce.
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Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023
A new report by Human Rights Watch details how the Israeli government has directly facilitated displacement.
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Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers
California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.
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Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both," says Gil Durán.
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Protest Camp Attempts to Block Border Wall Construction in Arizona
Activists have staged tree-sits on both sides of the US-Mexico border to prevent the destruction of ancient cottonwoods.
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GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers’ “Toxic Brand” to Help Midterm Chances
Supporting data centers has become an “anchor” on the Republican Senate campaign in Ohio, the NRSC says.
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What DeFlock? A Week of Action Confronts the AI Surveillance State
A Kansas activist discovered that police tracked him with Flock-style cameras after he wrote an op-ed criticizing them.
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As US Continues Military Operations on Guam, Residents’ Health Suffers
Last year, the government informed residents that their drinking water was contaminated with toxic chemicals.
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After Years of Denial, Israel Finally Admits to Role in Killing of Hind Rajab
Israel has maintained a PR campaign for years, supported by the US, denying its soldiers’ role in the brutal killing.
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US Army Corps Pushes Michigan Pipeline Project Ahead Over Indigenous Opposition
The project, which tribes say violates treaty rights, has been the subject of heated controversy and legal battles.
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Whistleblower Says Politics Drove Trump Admin “Antisemitism” Inquiries
For some of the inquiries, “there was little to no factual predicate justifying opening them,” the complaint states.
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